Morocco to offer sea access for Sahel countries

Rabat, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger welcomed a Morocco's initiative to give them access to the Atlantic Ocean, local media reported in this capital on Wednesday.

April 30, 2025
11:06

According to a Foreign Ministry statement issued Tuesday, the three nations’ foreign ministers accepted the proposal after meeting with King Mohammed VI of Morocco in this capital on Monday.

The three countries of the Sahel region, led by military juntas, left the so-called Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) last year to create their security association, known as the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS), after that organization blocked their trade agreements.

Subsequently, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger gradually phased out their military pacts with their ex-metropolis, France, and have increased relations with Russia in several fields.

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